INTERMITTENT FASTING : HOW IT HELPS IN THE RIGHT MANNER

INTERMITTENT FASTING

Want to know how INTERMITTENT FASTING can work on your mind and your body in a long way and help maintain your weight balance. let’s see how…

what is iNTERMITTENT FASTING

1. intermittent fasting means that you don’t eat for a period of time each day.

people Limit their food consumption to certain hours of the day

2. your ancestors would have eaten like this, not Out of choice but because of less food availability where they would get food Only by hunting or foraging

3. it’s a way of mimicking traditional methods of eating

do check my earlier blog on portion control

https://reflectwithsmitha.com/easy-ways-of-portion-control-and-mindful-eating/

WHAT DOES INTERMITTENT FASTING DO TO YOUR BODY

1. when you fast, several things happen in your body on a cellular or molecular level

2. your cells also initiate important repair processes and change the expression of genes

3. when fasted, your cells initiate cellular repair processes where cells digest and remove Old and dysfunctional proteins inside the cells

4. it can lead to an automatic reduction in calorie intake

5. it increases growth hormone levels and increases the release of fat burning hormones

6. it can reduce insulin resistance thus lowering blood sugar levels

7. it shows reduction in markers of inflammation which is the main cause for chronic diseases

SIMPLE PROCEDURE FOR INTERMITTENT FASTING

1. simple intermittent fasting is to keep a gap of at least 12 hours or more without eating any solid food thus giving the stomach much time to digest before you go to sleep so that in the sleeping time your body concentrates on hEALING and rEPAIRING the wear and tear of our body

2. so the easiest way for a normal person is to have early dinner around 7 pm to 8pm.

officially it should be before sunset but our busy schedules won’t allow us to do that

3. so if you sleep around 10:30pm to 11pm, then having dinner by 8 pm is fine

4. dinner should be LIGHTER with more of vegetables and less of masala or spice laden food

5. and then you can have your breakfast around 8 am or 9 am. so that would automatically complete your 12 hour fasting period

6. and most importantly, sTICK to that timing of having dinner between 7pm to 8pm.

do not make drastic changes in timings like today if its 7pm then tomorrow it’s 8pm then next day 9pm and again back to 7pm.

this will confuse you internal system and the purpose of your doing this intermittent fasting will be lost

7. to maintain the same time of eating is to maintain and respect the CIRCARDIAN RYTHM of your body

BENEFITS OF INTERMITTENT FASTING

1. improved gut health by having good bowel movement in the morning

2. better sleep thus lowering the blood pressure thus reducing heart problems

3. removes damaged cells from your body

4. Less craving for junk food

5. it is a way to manage weight and prevent or rEVERSE any form of diseases in the body

POINTS TO REMEMBER

1. make sure your diet is healthy and balanced.

have a wide range of vegetables, fruits, proteins, healthy fats and wholegrains

2. avoid processed foods and sugar laden items

3. prioritize balanced diet

CONCLUSION

pERSISTENCE and CONSISTENCY is the key.

i have been following it for 2 to 3 years and there has been much difference in my gut health.

i can maintain my weight balance and i feel lighter physically and mentally

that’s all for now friends,

hope i could enlighten you on the topic and that’s my mission

until next time, keep smiling

this is your sincere friend smitha signing off

much love…stay happy…stay blessed…aLWAYS